This book is designed to highlight recent updates in living related transplants, with chapters by leaders in the different types of transplantation. There are very few texts that tackle living donor liver, lung, pancreas and intestinal transplantation as well as the connected ethical issues. With some color photographs illustrating procedures, this... more...

Includes varied subjects of surgery which are surgically important to surgical practice. A galaxy of renowned experts in the field of surgery have provided a detailed approach to stem cell research, newer developments in fetal, bariatric, evidence-based and minimal access surgeries, and multidisciplinary therapy for cancer. The book clearly explains... more...

Dr. Edgar Berman was In Africa with Schweitzer as a member of the venerated doctor's surgical team in Lambarene. There, he was about to delve into Schweitzer's psyche, his personality, his rationale. He would ask and answer: why would a world famous physician maroon himself in the jungles of Africa: Why would an intellectual with doctorates in four... more...

Due to the multidisciplinary approach presentation of the basic plastic surgery knowledge with adjustment to new technologies, the book targets not only plastic surgeons but also hand, microsurgeons, hand and neck specialists, and breast surgeons. It will be of great interest to young surgeons in training for fast comprehensive overview of plastic... more...

Every surgeon who carries out rhinoplasty procedures will learn a great deal from this book. The beginner is guided through the performance of a standard rhinoplasty operation that can be expanded to incorporate the described advanced techniques as experience is gained. Here, the emphasis is on the routine case that is too frequently overlooked in... more...